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Welcome back to another month of Spending Smart Stash Bust Challenge! We're challenging each other to bust our stash, AND spending smart.

Here's a link to last months challenge
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AND, here's a link to the original posting for THIS challenge viewtopic.php?f=25&t=271603

THIS challenge has helped me hold myself accountable, gotten me in touch with similar resources, and so forth…. It's been a GOOD snowball-rolling-down-a-hill effect for me!

Any specific goals for November? How did October go for everyone?

Stash Busting: I HAVE been continuing to do a LOT of art journaling  HOWEVER, I finished an unfinished layout, and was happy to do it! ALSO used a brand new paper AND a whole package of bling n jewel stickers on a new layout! So, that's awesome to me! It's the little things!Work and health issues had me down, but I've been creating page kits with papers and photos, so I can JUST grab them and get to it! Spend Smart: OH yes, I was SO TEMPTED to shop! (I DID add new things to my cart, though!) LOL! I'm sorta out of room for embellishments - AND paper! I STILL want those new stencils and stamps, though, along with several more mixed media supplies. I used to have more room for storage and creating than I do now, though, and I tend to forget that sometimes! Oh well…I WILL admit to buying a new large butterfly stencil on Amazon, because I used to have an awesome large butterfly stencil and miss it. It didn't cost too MUCH, and I figured one little purchase was reasonable to replace an item I no longer have but wish I did.  November Spend Smart/Stash Bust Goals I'm sorta out of room for new paper and embellishments, and need to continue to organize, and finish up projects and use my stash. I'm excited to use all the page kits I've been creating, and hope to have more crafty time this month! I ALSO signed up for Stacy's Teams Challenge! I'm challenging myself to have MORE scrappy time this month, AND to bust up some MORE stash! ESPECIALLY trying to keep better track of my 100 papers! Hopefully I get some pages and cards done!As far as smart spending goes, I'm getting better at planning my purchases. I have been looking forward to Black Friday, and have specific products in mind to buy. A FEW things, NOT TONS!